Pueblo Capture Grows Into Major International Fracas
A Navy task force including the carrier Enterprise moved to ward North Korea to recover the Pueblo. The 935 ton ship with 83 crew was seized near Wonsan as diplomatic efforts pressed the Soviet Union to persuade Pyongyang. Four crew wounded, one critically.
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North Korea
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Sea of Japan
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Sasebo
Japan
U.S
Harriet Lane
Pentagon
Congress Urges Caution Over Pueblo Seizure Fallout
Senate leaders urged restraint after North Korea seized the U S intelligence ship Pueblo. Mansfield called for diplomacy and warned against rapid military retaliation, while Thurmond pressed a show of force if the ship is not returned. Dodd warned of a possible broader confrontation as questions arise about protection and the operation.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
United States
U.S
Pueblo
Mansfield
Soviet Union
Sen. Strom Thurmond
R-5
Johnson
Fathers urge calm approach on Pueblo release talks
Fathers of three St Louis area men aboard the Pueblo say they favor a restrained start to secure the ships release. Oliver Langenberg and Charles Kisler express concern yet urge cool heads while F Carl Schumacher says the U S must proceed cautiously, doubting a quick face saving solution and war.
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ST. Louis
F. Carl Schumacher
Clayton
J. G. F. Schumacher Jr
North Korea
State bill would shift election duties from county clerks
Kansas Senate Elections Committee hears concern from Bruce Spears Franklin County clerk and eight other clerks that a new law requiring county clerks to run all elections would swamp offices with up to 41 elections yearly and force maintenance of voter lists for many districts. Clerks say workload and pay already stretched. senator notes salary issue lies with another committee.
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Topeka
Kansas
D. E. Mathia
Atchison
Senate
Weather Topeka Eastern Kansas to warm with sun
Early morning clouds in eastern Kansas will lift to sunshine and milder temperatures statewide. Highs Wednesday range from the 40s in the east to the low 50s in the west with lows tonight in the low 30s to low 40s. Thursday remains mostly unchanged with little precip. County forecast calls for partly cloudy, warmer tonight and Thursday, lows in the low 30s, highs around 50.
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North Korea broadcasts Pueblo captain confession claim
North Korea's official news agency aired what it called the confession of USS Pueblo captain Lloyd Bucher claiming the ship intruded into North Korea's territorial waters and was seized in self defense during alleged espionage, with Bucher denouncing the act.
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Pueblo capture opens door to U S electronic gear study
North Korea's seizure of the Pueblo provides the Communist bloc a chance to inspect advanced U S electronic intelligence equipment. Messages from the ship before its destruction imply the crew may have destroyed some secret gear, but substantial gear and codes likely remained for Communist investigators to examine.
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Pueblo
U.S
Hartford man faces double tragedy from Vietnam war
Vincenzo Strano learned his 19-year-old son James, in the Army in Vietnam, died Tuesday of wounds from combat. The family had just received word three weeks ago from Seaman Angelo Strano in the Navy, who has served over two years. A separate report said a son was believed captured aboard the U S intelligence ship Pueblo.
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U.S
Pueblo
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Angelo Strano
Japan
Ottawa Boy Arrested After Butler Music Burglary
Ottawa police arrest 19 year old Madison Stein of 114 S Poplar in connection with Monday night burglary at Butler Music Co. three pistols and about 219 dollars in currency coins stolen. Stein faces burglary and grand larceny charges in Franklin County attorney's complaint.
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Butler Music Co
Madison Stein
S. Poplar
Franklin County
Butler
Walter Butler
Carlson Honored on 75th Birthday in Senate Tribute
The Senate paid tribute to Frank Carlson on his 75th birthday as he nears retirement at year end. James B. Pearson, Kansas’ junior senator, led the salute to Carlson.
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Washington
Senate
Frank Carlson
Carlson
James B. Pearson
Kansas
Reward Offered for Information in Highway Patrol Death
Gov. Robert Docking announced a $500 reward for tips leading to the arrest and conviction of those involved in the shooting death of Kansas highway patrol Sgt. Eldon K. Miller after a bank robbery in suburban Kansas City last Friday. Docking urged Kansans to assist in bringing the killers to justice, noting the statute had not been used in over two decades.
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Robert Docking
Kansas
Kansas City
Eldon K. Miller
Docking
Set. Miller
Reapportionment Bill Advances To Kansas House Floor
TOPEKA AP The Reapportionment Committee of the Kansas House approved a bill to reapportion the Senate. The measure was nearly unchanged from its Senate passage. The committee sent the bill to the House floor for full consideration by all members.
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Kansas House of Representatives
Senate
House
Car Found Linked To Bank Robbery Suspect
A sedan with Iowa plates registered to Mrs. Frankie Carr of Cedar Rapids was found near an Overland Park bank robbery site and linked to one suspect. Police identify her as sister of Henry Floyd Brown, 38, of Cedar Rapids.
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Overland Park
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Iowa
Frankie Carr
Cedar Rapids
Henry Floyd Brown
Miller Honored for Kansas Highway Patrol Hero
TOPEKA AP The Kansas Senate adopted a resolution paying tribute to Sgt. Eldon K. Miller of the State Highway Patrol killed Friday in a bank holdup gun battle in Overland Park. The measure notes his life of duty and being the first Kansas trooper killed by gunfire and extends sympathy to Miller’s survivors.
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